“Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”~ Ronald Reagan, Jan. 20, 1981

The Republican Party and the Power of Lies

It has been my contention for more than 20 years that the most destructive faction in American politics is NOT the far left, who drive, largely sincerely and transparently, towards full Socialism (total government control of all functions of society), but the Compromise/Pragmatic wing of the Republican Party because they are directly responsible for preventing a counter-movement to Socialism, a movement to TAKE BACK the territory we’ve lost, to actually advance in the cause of Liberty.

But that faction is powerful in the Republican Party. In fact, they are represented in greater numbers the farther you go up in the “hierarchy.” Precinct Committee officers are more conservative than their County leadership (on average), State Committees are more liberal than County Central Committees and the Republican National Committee has more liberals than conservatives. That is not my assessment but that of the President of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies, who is in a clear position to know (personal communication).

How are they so successful? Where does that power come from?

It is the Power of Lies.

Simplified, it means they tell their grassroots constituencies that they stand firm for the fundamental principles the grassroots believe in, even while coalescing around agendas and candidates who, they know, do no such thing. They misrepresent their candidates who bob and weave, dodge and obfuscate, and misrepresent their agenda: to water down and liberalize the platform and surround pragmatic (unprincipled) candidates with more “safe” pragmatic candidates. They’re “safe” because they won’t make their colleagues look bad by comparison. They’re “safe” because they will never attempt to pass legislation that is “extreme,” that is, that will actually make government smaller in real terms. They’re “safe” because they will endorse and support all Republicans, regardless of their net effect on public policy. They are willing to “compromise to get things done.” And what they get done (it is not a matter of opinion, but of a century of history) is expand the role of government, eviscerate the Constitution and abridge our rights at a slower pace than the Democrats would do if left to their own devices. But expand the role of government, eviscerate the Constitution and abridge our rights they certainly do.

We can’t point this out or criticize them, we are told, because they are “Republicans,” to whom we owe unconditional loyalty, though with regard to the principles ostensibly at the center of our purposes, they owe us no loyalty whatsoever. They are better than the Democrats because they are the slow road to tyranny, to the eradication of our rights, to national bankruptcy and the destruction of the Republic. They would take many more years to ruin us and for those few years we are to be grateful, we are to work, committing our energies and resources and we are to help them deceive the electorate. This is intolerable. This is treachery. This is our status quo. This is the reigning Power of Lies. As I speak there is a campaign under way to destroy Clint Didier with lies by operatives beneath our contempt.

The Reagan Wing has, and will, continue to expose them with the truth, even as they counterattack with slander.

In 2008 the Power of Lies united around the Presidential candidacy of John McCain and secured his nomination by lies and cheating, slanders and violations of: Republican rules at every level (County, State and National), parliamentary procedure, and statutory State Law. [Editor’s note: the fraudulent assumption of the nomination has been documented extensively here; the given link provides a good overview.] The McCain candidacy was a takeover of our Party by the forces of evil, successfully running a worthless, treacherous, unelectable candidate and ensuring the victory of Obama, thereby. But those of us who pointed out that McCain was a worthless, treacherous, unelectable candidate were to be blamed for his loss. Why couldn’t we just join the scam? Why couldn’t we throw our energies behind the effort to win by the power of lies?

The Republican Left continues to trumpet that it is the failure of conservatives to support their worthless, treacherous candidates that is at fault for our ongoing defeat as a Party. But it is clear that the real problem is the pragmatist’s refusal to consistently stand for anything. They could stand for liberalism. It is closest to their heart. Liberalism worked for Evans/Gorton/Pritchard/Munro/Spellman from 1964-1985 and still works for Sam Reed and Rob McKenna right now. It worked for Mitt Romney and Rudi Giuliani in Massachusetts and New York. Why not become honest liberals? Or, they could, alternatively, stand for conservatism. It would match them up with their own grassroots. It might be a difficult change to make, deeply altering their thinking, but either way, real liberalism (with which the Democrats dominate Washington) or real conservatism (with which Ronald Reagan and Tim Eyman dominated Washington) would provide a vision, a plausible (to the non-ideological middle) justification for a cohesive agenda, an explanation for the connection between what legislation is passed and the results the public gets. They could run candidates with belief, enthusiasm, and sincerity instead of evasiveness, shallowness, and questionable connections.

Here is a little light viewing from 2008. It only scratches the surface of the McCain debacle, but you get the idea.

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I share your frustration with “moderates” of either party on issues such as socialism, illegal immigration, fiscal policy, and national defense. As I often point out to them, the Boston Tea Party, the Revolution, Lincoln’s unwavering defense of the Union, Reagan’s deployment of nuclear weapons in Europe against ferocious opposition: these things were a result of passion, and the country’s very existence rests on it and is forever indebted to it.

Obama deserves credit for being an out-in-the-open socialist who is ashamed of America and its heritage; the man has conviction and his training was thorough, as revealed on these tapes: http://wp.me/pMW8w-gL

But the only response to such a man can be a determined and unrelenting opposition to the malignancy that is his administration.

The truth is, there are only a few Reagans and a million GHWBs, James A Baker IIIs, GWBs, and on and on.

I hope we are led by another Reagan before long….the country, and the world, need it, and right quick.

If I have one complaint about the Reagan Wing website it’s that authors here don’t use links. Maybe it’s just me, but it drives me a little nuts. I think it’s appropriate, especially for people who aren’t as familiar with issues as you are, to provide links to assertions made so people can check them out for themselves and learn more about issues they might be interested in. Here’s one example where a link would be useful:

“That is not my assessment but that of the President of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies…”

I’m sure this comment was made in conjunction with other comments on this topic, and it would be informative for your readers to hear more of what the President of the NFRA had to say about the Republican establishment if they so choose.

Another example:

“In 2008 the Power of Lies united around the Presidential candidacy of John McCain and secured his nomination by lies and cheating, slanders and violations of: Republican rules at every level (County, State and National), parliamentary procedure, and statutory State Law. The McCain candidacy was a takeover of our Party by the forces of evil, successfully running a worthless, treacherous, unelectable candidate and ensuring the victory of Obama, thereby. But those of us who pointed out that McCain was a worthless, treacherous, unelectable candidate were to be blamed for his loss. Why couldn’t we just join the scam? Why couldn’t we throw our energies behind the effort to win by the power of lies?”

There are several charges in there, but nothing in the article that explains to a reader, for example, how McCain cheated to get nominated. I’m sure you could link to several sources to explain that, or even link to a past post on here.

Expand the role of government, eviscerate the Constitution and abridge our rights? Hey! Removing “Restore respect for the Constitution, in particular the 2nd and 10th amendments” from a web site in no way guarantees that the Constitution will be eviscerated!

Well, this is food for thought that is for sure. I can only tell you about the fine upstanding conservatives that I deal with. I am blessed and honored to serve with my fellow conservatives, and I do not see this in them. As for the national scene, I am unable to address that.
I have never been a McCain fan at all, so that goes without saying that it does not surprise me.
I would hope that is wrong, as we are the party of right and we need to fix this country.
If we do not, it will be a nation that will no longer lead the world.
If I wanted socialism, I would have moved to Europe.

With all of the infighting that I have witnessed during and since the primary election, I am certainly seeing the truth in this story. I am a We the People Constitutionalist. I have certainly felt under attack personally. And, its not from the far left liberals. Mostly, I would say, from those I believed were on the same side as I am. I voted for Mr. Didier because I believed in what he stood for. For not being a politician, he certainly came through as a stand up Patriotic citizen with a following. Those that are included in that following are those that have stead-fast principles, strong beliefs in our country, and an un-wavering committment to the Constitution of the US. The request coming from Clint to Dino was not outrageous. It was what we wanted to hear from Dino. The fact that Mr. Rossi will not be direct in his responses is the very reason I will have a difficult time choosing to vote for him. I do see the writing on the wall. I do see what just right of center Republicans have done to this counrty. Its not a new thing and it will continue to perpetuate until those with the will….the fixed or persistent intent….to stand strong in their own beliefs, be prepared to defend their beliefs and vote their conscience, then we will not see another President or statesmen among us that will do the same.

Moderates are nothing more or less than COWARDS that refuse to stand for anything and therefore fall for every dirty Lucy/Charlie Brown trick the liberal leftists toss their way.

They throw temper tantrums like my 3 year old granddaughter, scream and call the folks with some actual convictions about them names of all kinds and then blame the losses handed to them on us.

They throw around ridiculous platitudes like:

“X is better than Y”

“We have to beat the (D)”

“It’s not about your ego”

“You’re just a sore loser” (Oh? Is that so? Seems you’re the one throwing a fit not us)

“You’re being selfish” (Really? I think you’re the selfish ones)

“We have to come together” (OK, fine, lets meet on the right, not the left. You come to my house for a change)

These feckless self-centered cowards wonder why this state is a leftist hell hole? Have they ever considered for even a moment that selling out each and every time for their own self satisfaction, their own self-reward and dare I say EGOS have left them so tainted that no one will believe in or trust them to do what they promise? Doubt it.

Have they no self respect? I am certain they do not.

I will give the left credit for one thing. They do what they tell you they will do when in power. Just look where we are right now. Seems to me the biggest socialist to ever hold office in America told us all just days before the election, “We are about to fundamentally transform America.” And to be sure, he has.

I will bet my life that some of those so called “Moderate Republicans” voted for him, too. How well is that plan working out?